I prefer the last, without the faces.<br><br>Charles<br><br><br><b><i>Stefan Wöhrmann <stefanwoehrmann@gebaerdenschrift.de></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions
*/ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New";} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:70.85pt 69.6pt 2.0cm 69.6pt;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext="edit"> <o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <div class="Section1"> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hi Valerie and friends, <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2"
face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">this morning we looked up some facts about President Obama and what a nice surprise to find this video. Wonderful opportunity to discuss sign names again --And this lady signs great - we like it <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">So right now we do know about four different sign-Names from USA and perhaps a fifth the German broadcast interpreter "invented" (???) <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div
class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">I am curious which of these options will become the widely accepted among the Deaf in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place> .. It will take some time to find out - I guess <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">Here are the options so far <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"><img id="_x0000_i1025"
src="cid:3169938571000000@web43139.mail.sp1.yahoo.com" width="245" height="556"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">I know that this spelling is the German style with all our Mouthmovements that go along with the sign. Can you read the mouth saying “OBAMA”<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">Stefan <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div
class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----<br> Von: sw-l-bounces@majordomo.valenciacc.edu [mailto:sw-l-bounces@majordomo.valenciacc.edu] Im Auftrag von Valerie Sutton<br> Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Januar 2009 01:32<br> An: <st1:personname w:st="on">SignWriting List</st1:personname><br> Betreff: Re: [sw-l] Obama Sign Name</span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div
class="MsoPlainText"><st1:personname w:st="on"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SignWriting List</span></font></st1:personname><o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">January 22, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On Jan 22, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Peter DeHaas wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">> http://www.deafvideo.tv/video/watch/33905/<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Wow! Peter this is a wonderful video. A Deaf person, Kirsi Grigg, from <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Gallaudet, gives Barack Obama his "Name Sign" in ASL from the Deaf <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Community...which is an O hand and then a B handshape that moves into <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">a partial sign for Flag...<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2"
face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Watch the video - I think she describes it beautifully in ASL...<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And a lot of Deaf responses said they like the sign...<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">So now Peter, can you write this in SignWriting for us? If you have <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">time, place it in the ASL Dictionary Puddle online:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ASL Dictionary in SignPuddle<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5/index.php?ui=1&sgn=4<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Many thanks for informing us!<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Val ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">____________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SW-L <st1:personname
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